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Sriram Veera meets Manish Pandey, Bangalore's man of the moment

Andy Z's A to Z

... out of which the IPL is currently mooning

Mischief Gal

Diary of a cheerleader

Parting is such sweet sorrow

Rah Rah Because the IPL is not hyped enough

Vikram Sathaye

'Lalit Modi... has more impact for bringing the IPL to South Africa than Gandhi did coming from South Africa'

Features

Great at eight
Alex Bowden wonders why the best batsmen are to be found lower down the order these days

Oldies, Aussies, clowns, rappers
Highs and Lows: Assaults, verbals, and the man who dropped the IPL

Thirteen from two
The Index: A baker's dozen of things the second season of the IPL taught us

Wanderers enjoys the battle
Fan Following: An Indian fan is blown away by the Bullring's atmosphere and the Chargers' all-round show

Rules From Hell

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Fans attending any "gala" opening or closing cermonies at future IPL tournaments agree that the organisers will not be liable for damage done by dangerously hovering fireworks, brain-numbing speeches, and one-hit wonders who can't even lip-sync properly.

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Updated: May 23

Updated: May 23

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Delays in bowling actions

Apparently the weapon du jour for spinners is a pause in the action just before delivery, so you can get a load of what the batsman is shaping up to do and make adjustments. The commentators have been throwing themselves all over Suresh Raina for being thusly crafty.

Delays in games

Rain holding up play? So last month. Not a single Duckworth-Lewis result have we had in the last fortnight, and only three in all. Does that mean Mr Modi in his wisdom was right to pick South Africa over England after all? Damn.

Boundary Meter

4s

6s

Predict boundaries and win »

12

Number of media outlets that will blame all player injuries in the next six months on the IPL. Number of these outlets that will be based in England: 10

Hit or Miss

Tishani Doshi on why the IPL's conclusion was less than ideal

Quick Singles

Albie Morkel

Chennai's Saffie on what he'd do if he ran the game, and the Super Kings theme song

Cricinfo's editors and guest panelists discuss the World Twenty20 final.

View the last discussion here

Commentary gems

Virat Coolie... he's just so cool

Thwackman

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